How dara2806 started their web page design journey

Summary

Looking for someone to help redesign the layout to an Intranet application.

What inspires you and how do you envision the design for your business?

Desired Style:
web 2.0, RIA, sharp

Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)

Service Description
I am looking for someone to design the complete layout for an Intranet web application. Should work in 800 x 600 resolution in all major popular browsers and the content and header should expand as the users resolution grows. Open to suggestion on color, but we like strong contrasts - blacks, greys, reds, oranges, etc.
We are not looking for a heavy graphics emphasis other than the smart use of small images you want to use for bars/arrows/header/background, etc.
Header
The header would contain the application name, the user that is logged in, and a licence notice ("This product is licensed under for use with ABC"). There should also be a small search bar in the header, but this can be located anywhere (functional).
Menu
Preference is across the top but will be open to your suggestions. A submenu as a second horizontal bar could be used but it needs to be obvious that some items are children of other items.
Content
Need a text & color for my H1 & H2 tags as well as the normal text (paragraphs). Also would need style for links. The content should be the main part
Footer
Basic footer with copyright notice preferably in a light color.
Listed below are mockups of the information on some sample screens - pls provide suggestions for file 04 & 05. This will provide an overview of the design concept for a list view as well as a detail view.